Fertility in Colombia, 1961

Colombia
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.71
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.71 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 731,639 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
731,639
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
16,095,203
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.20.3%4,222
15-19113.88.5%93,262
20-24311.823.2%206,640
25-29319.223.8%179,507
30-34263.919.7%126,423
35-39213.115.9%84,745
40-4495.17.1%31,117
45-4919.21.4%5,510
50-540.90.1%213